Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain tonight and tomorrow, with slowly rising te ture; minimum temperature tonight above Hikhest, at 3:30 p.m. low toda “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system cove: every city block and the regular edi tion is delivered to Washington homes (. yest o torney t, 35, at 7 a.m. Full report on page 7 Closing N. Y. Stocks llld B_nnds, Page 28 @h £ F CITN WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Entered as secol post_office, No. 29,536. Was nd class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, WARREN REIECTED BY COMMITTEE, BUT COOLIDGE FIGHTS ON FOR CONFIRMATION Vote Is 9 to 7 Against Sub-| mitting Name to Senate.! Two Republicans Join| Democrats in Opposition. 1 | ACTION BY UPPER BODY | POSSIBLE LATER TODAY} Open Debate Upon Attorney Gen-| eralship Predicted—Borah Csll-! ed to White House—Legality of | President’s Course Questioned. | Outcome Problematical. By a vote of 9 to 7, the Senate| judiciary committee today reportc(hl adversely the nomination of Charl:s’ B. Warren of Michigan to be A(-\' General of the United| State This is the third time the judiciary committee has acted on the nomina- tion, once in the last Congress and twice during the present special| session of the Senate. The nomina- tion was reported favorably on the two previous occasions. In voting on the nomination the committee was recorded as follows: | Mgainst confirmation, Senator Borah | of Idaho and Senator Norris of Nebraska, Republicans, and Senators Overn of North Carolina, Reed of Missourl, Ashurst of Arizona, Walsh of Montana. Caraway of| Arkansas, King of Utah and Neely of | West Virginia, Demccrats, a total of | nine. an Seven Rep: x for Him. For confirmation, Sena of Jowa, Ernst of Kentuck: pencer | of Missouri, Means of Colorad. Har- reld of Oklahoma, Deneen of [linois and Gillett of Massachusetts, Revub- | i ns, a total of seven Not all of the Senators were pre: the committee meeting, some « them voting by proxy { Senator Overman of North Cavolina, | who previously voted In favor of Mr. Warren, today s Cunmins | was recorded agafnst | y him " that the question of the right of th Following the meeting of the com- mjttee Senator Cummins sald that the | nomination would be reported to the Senate today and that the unfavoratle report would be submitted by Senator | Walsh of Montana, an opponent of | the nomination Coolidge Takes Hand. President Coolidge today threw the full weight of his personal influence behind the nomination. He called Into conference at the White House somc of the Republicans who refused to follow their party organization In its | futile effort Tuesday to muster a ma- jority for confirmation. Senator Borah of Idaho was one of the dissenters summoned. A White| House motor car was sent to bring| him to the Executive' offices just as| the judiciary committee was meetink to again take up the nomination. An- other Republican opponent of con-| firmation consulted by the President | was Senator McMaster of South Da- | kota, Senator Gillett. Massachusetts, also | was called | Must Awalt Plnes Vote. Whether the nomination will considered in the Senatc today question. Unger the rules a single | objection would force the nomina- | tion to go over until tomorrow. The | Senators are anxious to dispose of the nomination, however, and it may be that it will be debated this after- | noon. It cannot come before the | Senate for action until after the Isle ! of Pines treaty has been disposed of, | it was said. | The judiciary committee was In ses- ston an hour. Mr. Warren did not appear before It to state his case, as | it had been expected from some quar- | ters he would. The question of hear- | ing Mr. Warren did not come before | the committee, it was stated The legality of President Coolidge's action in re-submitting the nomina- | tion of Mr. Warren after its rejec- | tion by the Senate Tuesday was | raised, however, and Senator Walsh of Montana and others discussed th point at length. The committee di not pass upon it formally. It is un- derstood, however, that the question may be debated when the Senate takes up Mr. Warren's nomination. Open Sewslon Predicted. The nomination of Mr. Warren was considered in open session of the Sen- ate when it was taken up and acted on before. It is expected that the same course will be pursued again by the Senate when it comes up for | consideration. | In view of the vote taken in the | committee, Senators said today it seems that the line for and against Mr. Warren had not changed and that | there was little probability of the nomination being confirmed by the | Senate if it is brought to a vote. be | is a| Opponents Predict Defeat. | Senators opposing the nomination | declared that it would be rejected the | second time by a margin of three or four votes. Senator Walsh of Montana, who will submit the majority report, unfavor- able to Mr. Warren, sald he would argue that under the rules of the Senate, after having rejected the | nomination and after having laid on the table a motion to reconsider that vote, the Senate could not properly receive or act upon the nomination of Mr. Warren. He said that there are no prece- dents In the Senate dealing with such a situation, since the question, so far as he could ascertaln, had never be- fore been raised. He recalled that President Tyler sent the nomination of Caleb Cushing to be Secretary of the Treasury to the Senate three times in one day, it being rejected each time. He pointed out, however, Senate to r Radio Programé—Pfige 36 | | overcoats. Ito | war stores { maintain | naval | opment of the Heavy Guard Placed at G. P. O. After Warnings, of Bomb Plot Detec Lob tives Surround Building and Crowd by Following Telephone Calls Tell- ing of Plan to Murder Officials. The Government Printing Office 1s suffering from an acute case of nerves” today following receipt of two anonymous telephone calls dur- ing which a tremulous voice at the other end of the wire served formal notice that Public Printer George H. Carter and Deputy Public Printer John H. Greene were to be summarily mur- dered and the big brick building de- molished with an infernal machine. Whatever any one else may think of the situation, it fails to touch the sense of humor of the folks over at the Government Printing Office. 1If it is just a joke, they frankly cannot see the point, as a light-hearted re- porter learned at the expense of his own merves this morning when he went out to fnquire just how serfously the dank plot had been taken.” ‘Wandering aimiexsly around the rain- soaked Printing Office the reporter found half a dozen expectant looking me with big, shining badges pinned col spicuously upon the left breast of their Mounting the few steps of the main entrance he found himself in a large lobby that seemed to be almost crowded with other men wearing similar badges in places where they were sure to be seen As the plate-glass doors swung open, and the reporter stepped inside, a score ASK BIG INCREASE FOR BRITISH NAVY | Estimates, Up £4,700,000, Do Not Include Sums Need- ed for New Construction. By the Assoc LONDOX March 13.—The British navy estimates for 19 amount to £60.500.000, A Increase over the cur- rent year of £4.700,000. Incinded in the total are two sums of F1E:0.000 and £50.000, representing charges appearing for the frst time in the navy budget on account of the cost of the fleet’s atr arm and work done for the nav it the army experi- ted Press. | mental establishment at Shoehuryness, A further uncontrol creases in duction in sum of £1.500,000 is due e canses. such as in- wakes and prices, and re- the quantities of surplus avallable for use withont These {tems account for more fhan half the net replacement. considerably increase. ‘The.gstimate dq 0ot tuclude pro- visions for thé caofinencement of any new tonstruction. The admiralty’s proposals for construcrion, says Mr. Bridgeman, the first lord. tn an ex- planatory sratement. form part of a program considered necessary®during a period of several years in order to the accepted standard of strength. the chief feature of the program being replacement of cruisers which have become or are becoming ohsolete. Singapore Bnxe Assured. ‘The government Is proceeding with the investigation which the preceding government declared its intention of making into this guestion as a whole. and proposals regarding new con- struction will be lald before Parlia- ment when the inquiry is comple Pro for the resumption of work on devel- naval base at Singa- pore,, this base being deemed a vital link In the chain of communication with the Briti#h dominions in the Pa- cific. The admiralty is greatly Interested in the development of airships, with a view to their possible value in naval ; The person- | reconnalssances at sea. nel of the fleet for 1926-6 is fixed at 102,675, an increase of 2,175. While the program does not in- clude new construction, it provides for the completion of the crulsers Ef- fingham, Emerald and Enterprise and the submarines L-26 and L-27, while the construction of the battleships Nelson and Rodney, the five cruisers of the Kent class, the mine layer Ad- venture, the destroyers Amazon and Ambuscade and submarine O-1 will be further advanced. The British obligations under the Washington naval treaty regarding the scrapping of capital ships have been duly carried out, says the state- ment. The Agamemnon and Colossus, rendered Incapable of further war- like service, have been retained as target ship and stationary training ship, respectively, as authorized by the treaty. The Australia and the Monarch were sunk and the remaining 18 ships, representing 400,000 tons of material, were sold to and broken up by ship- breaking firms in England. Snow Covers Vesuvius. NAPLES, March 13.—The unaccus- tomed sight of a snow-covered Mount Vesuvius greeted the Neapolitans to- qa An almost unprecedented snows fail occurred during the night. “ or more of plercing eyes were turned upon him, and a chill began to creep uncomfortably up id down his spine. Almost instinctively he began to think where he was at the time the dark tele- phone calls reached Deputy Public Printer Greene, just in case somebody should grab him by the collar and sud- denly put the question.*® “I want to see Mr. Greene,” he stam- mered, by now thoroughly subdued. At the word “Greene” the tenseness of the situation became almost ter- rifying. For several minutes the guard he had addressed glared hard, jerked his thumb tow: and grunted, “up stairs.” Just as the reporter started “up stairs” he seized with a sudden desire to sneeze. Seizing his nose between thumb and forefinger, he choked back that sneeze as though it meant his life. To have reached for the handkerchlef that re- posed In a hip pocket might have been disastrous just at that point, Two offices the reporter visited. Sud- denly studious stenographers seemed never to have heard of Mr. Greene's oftice, upon timid inquiry. Finally the reporter picked it out by the presence of one of this badge-decorated, human searchlights standing near the door. He entered. Inside he was frankly told by a colored page that Greene wasn't seelng no one.” The page was right. In a f (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) 2,000-Year-Old Urn With Child’s Ashes Found in Arizona By the Associated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz, March 13.—A burlal urn, estimated by arche- ologists to be 2,000 years old, has been unearthed north of Phoenlx, according to Dr. O. A. Tunney, professor of archeology and an expert on the prehistoric ruins and relics of the canal builders. The urn Is one of the most rare and valuable relics ever dixcoversd of that early period. It contained the ashes of a child, according to Dr. Tunney, who based his bellef on the absence of jewelry with which the ancients bedecked their adult dead. The urn was »xcellent state of preser BRITAIN NOT ASKED T0 PARLEY BY U. S Chamberiain, However, Says His Country Is Ready for Arms Conference. By the Assoctated Press. GENEVA, March 13.—Great Britain has not recelved any invitation to a disarmament conference in Washing- ton. Austen Chamberlain, the British secretary for foreign affalrs. sald to- day In receiving representatives ot foreign press, but always is ready to participate In any conference any- where which would extend the re sults already obtained by the original Washington conference. Mr. Chamberlain said he had in his pocket no cut-and-dried system of defensive pacts. He belleved Ger- many should be included in any pact which concerned her territory, made either before or after her entry into the League of Nations. COOLIDGE IS WAITING. Call for Conference Not Considered Early Possibility. Although President Coolidge is anx- fous to call a new arms conference as soon as an opportune moment Is presented, administration officials ap- parently regard the whole project as indefinite. So far as surface indications re- veal, consideration of the subject has not approached even remotely the stage where formal Invitations can be issued. The President has said publicly he would await the outcome of the League of Nations conference pro- posal before taking any Initiative toward a conference. Developments of the past few days at Geneva, re- garded abroad as sounding the death knell of the league protocol, which the league conrerence pro- posal was intertwined, are Dbeing watched here with great Interest but without comment. It is suggested that Mr. Coolidge may desire to see, too, whether there is to be any tangible resuit from the present discussions of various other projects for a realignment of Euro- ‘pean relationships on a basis design- ed to guarantee mutual security. Cathedral Given Four Wedding Rings And Thimble for Its Building FundjSARRE’ PRESI Four wedding rings and a gold thimble have been contributed to the fund now being raised to com~ plete the National Cathedral at Mount St. Alban, Bishop James E. Freeman announced today. The donor, whose name was not revealed, wrote Bishop Freeman: I am sending herewith four wed- ding rings and a gold thimble which came to me as a legacy trom my father's people. They are to be mingled with the gold offer- ings for the cathedral as symbols of devotlon of the sainted women who wore them.” In reply Bishop Freeman wrote: “I am deeply touched by the gift of gold that came to the cathe- dral offices. If your example I8 followed by large numbers of peo- ple it will add a most Interesting contribution to the building of the National Cathedral.” The rings and thimble were placed in the vault which contains other precious gifts and wiil be added to the fund for building the cathedral. Among other gifts re- celyed are opals, garnets, ame- thysts, a diamond cross and pr clous metals for the holy com- munion service for the high altar in the cathedral. From Europe came fragments of glass from one of the windows of Rhelms Cathe- dral, shattered during the bom- bardment in the World War. Bishop Freeman has just re- turned to Washington from a speaking tour in behalf of the Cathedral that took him. from Bos- ton to San Francisco. On his re- turn he found great progress had been made in the construction of the Chepel of the Resurrection and believes there will be no difficulty in completing the present contract, wiich will bring the construction up to the main-floor level of the two transepts by July 1. The bishep expects on that date t sign a new contract involving the ex- perditure of $3,000,000 for the north and south transepts and the choir, d the stairs | was | with | { | | i / COUIENS ASSESSED * SIL46113150 TAX Senator Sees Plot in Levy on Sale of Ford Stock—Is ~Formally Notified. An additional tax has been assessed by the Treasury against Senator Couzens, Republican, Michigan, on the sale of his Ford motor stock in 1919, In making this announcement today in the nate, Senator Couzens said he had information that the computation on which the additional assessment was based was made by the New York firm of Thompson & Black two years ago in an “effort to get Mr. Ford (Henry Ford), who then was In a political fight with Mr. Truman H. Newberry, who ce has resigned from the Senate.” { “I think it must be apparent | members of this body,” said Senator { Cuuzens, “what the real purpose is Pbaek 6T the action. - ¥ whmply cail it {to the attention of the Senate so ! Senators may be upon notice as to | i of $10.861,131.50 to What they may expect if they attempt to interfere with or discredit in any way the conduct of the Treasury. Senator Couzens, Wnho has been conducting the fnvestigation into the Internal Revenue Bureau, said the notice of additional assessment had been mailed to his legal residence In | Detroit and that he had been notified | that since the statute of limitation |in which the tax could be assessed ex- pired today he would be required to furnish bond In the amount of the | assessment. | Correcting a previous statement to the Senate that the computation on which the additional tax was based had been made in the Treasury, the Michigan Senator said his informa- tion was that the computation had been made by “a firm of tax experts or lawyers, or both.” “I am informed that this computa- tion was arranged by this firm large- ly because of antagonism against Mr. | Ford, in an effort to discredit him in i his campaign against Mr. Newbery. | “The Treasury was on notice two ! years and three or four months be- | Tore the running of the statute of | limitation. I submit that if the Treas- ury was on notice at the time before }1 was a member of this body, that was the time to take action. But, no, | they waited until six days ago before | they thought they were justified in | | { making this additional assessment.” SEAL NEW-FOUND TCMB TO AWAIT DISCOVERER Reisner Will Record Experi- | Dr. ences in Finding Tomb Antedat- | ing Tut-ankh-Amen. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 1 The tomb discovered by the Harvard- Boston expedition at Giza has been [clpsed and sealed to await the re- lturn to Egypt of Dr. Georse A | Reisner, professor of Egyptology at Harvard, director of the Boston Mu- seum of Fine Arts and head of the expedition, who now is in Boston. Announcement of this decision was | made today at Harvard. | The object of closing the tomb is {to enable Dr. Reisner to utilize his | experience In recording the discovery, | which is | period of | vears. | telegraphic communication with the sgyptian authorities. DENT NAMED BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS ;Greece and Turkey Accept Coun- the 1,700 believed to antedate Tut-ankh-Amen by cil’s Ruling on Exchange of Populations. B the Assoctated Press. GENEVA, March 13.—The League of Nations council today settled the {dispute over the administration of |the Sarre basin by re-electing M. V. | Rault of France as president of the Sarre governing commission for one year. Following some _criticism of M. Rault's services, Sweden suggested rotating the presidency among the members of the commission. begin- ning now, but later agreed to with- ldraw the 'suggestion. Both Greece and Turkey agreed to \accept the decision of the councll that |the neutral members of the mixed commission on the exchange of popu- lations should settle problems af- I stantinople and the Turkish minority in western Thrac The decision was made after | fecting the Greek minority in Con-|* MARCH 13, PAGES. 1925—FIFTY as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 103,637 * TWO CENTS. Q — S BET T KNow ONE VOTE THAT'LL BE | i By the Assaciated Press AUSTIN, T. March 13.—The dra- | mac unprecedented spectacle of ' V governor signing a virtual her husband was in pros- toda sranting full amnesty to Ferguson, ousted from the governor and barred from pardon for pect here The bill James E |ottice of [holding | suson's fo Althou wife, Gov. Miriam A. Fergu- her signature today. h the bill is designed to tion charges which formed the »f his impeachment, and to cance |remit, release and discharge all pen- alties connected therewith, Including disqualification to hold any State of- fice, its validity is vet to be estab- lished Lekality In Questioned. The guestion of its constitutional- ity was raised in both houses, and Attorney General Dan Moody has is- sued an opinion flatly holding it to be unconstitutional that Ferguson will have fo anne for office and the legality of hix can- |didacy tested in the courts before the | valldity of the amnesty will he final- 1y and definitely determined |~ Ferguson's fight to free his na Sherrill Expects to Begin Work on Pier Nearest Lin- coln Structure. About the ist of April work will be begun, under direction of Lieut. Col. Clarence 0. Sherrill, on taking 32 core borings on which contracts for the Arlington Memorial Bridie will be based: about May 1 bids will be advertised for, and about June 1 the work will actually be begun on the first pier of the magnificent me- morial structure, whieh will be the pier nearest the Lincoln Memorlal. Some question has been ralsed as to just what Government official actu- ally would be In charge of the bridge construction. The authorizing act specifically directs that it shall be erected under the general supervision of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, but that it shall be under the immedlate charge of the executive officer of that commission, who is Col. Sherrill. Wash borings have already been made to determine where the rock is In the river bed. Now the core borings are to be made so as to give the bidders more definite and com- plete information with ‘a view to getting the most advantageous blds possible for the Government. “There will be two cores on each piler and the abuttment sites. This work will include not only the eight piers in the bridge proper and two on each abuttment, but also on two plers in the main bridge going to the auxiliary structures to Columbla Island and the auxiliary axis to the Lee Highway— making 32 core borings in all. In the meantime, Col. Sherrill's | offices is busy on preparation of the | specifications for the erection of the piers, commencing on the Lincoln Memorial side of the bridge. The | bldders will be given their option on interlocking steel-sheet pile caissons, I such as were first employed in rais- ing the Battleship Maine, or on & timber crib cofferdam, such as were used in the donstruction of the Key Bridge at Georgetown. These cribs would be 50 feet high, 140 feet along the axis of the bridge and 45 across the ends. Either the Interlocking steel pile calssons or the timber crib | cofferdam would go down to solid rock bottom. Col. Sherrill already has compiled most of the essential information re- quired for preparation of the speci- fications, and says that by June 1 the work should actually be begun on the river pier nearest to the Me- morial. In thc meantime he Is organizing the engineering force, getting the equipment plant ready and having crking drawings made. These plers will contain 100,000 L'\ = of | rexain State office. was before Fer-|presidency vindicate Ferguson of the malversa-| gor 18| he sought ne | office | | bitterly P 'WOMAN GOVERNOR WILL SIGN VIRTUAL PARDON FOR HUSBAND Bill Granting Amnesty to Former Chief Executive of | Texas Now Before His Wife, Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson, for Her Signature. the impeachment his civil ver seven years his removal from his case to the people and asked them to repudiate the judgment of the impeachment court by re-electing hin. governor. But he was overwhelm- ingly defeated by Wil P. Hobby. Two years later he sought of the United States on the American party ticket. But it was decidedly a Republican year. and the American party ticket was buried urder the landslide. His new bid public office was in 1922, when to represent Texas In tha United States Senate. The Ku Kiux Kian was in the hevday of its power in Texasx then and Ferguson, who denounced the Klan was badly heaten by Earle Mayfield, t Klan candidate. Barred From Ballotx. Undaunted, Ferguson came back again and announced for governor last year. stigma 1nd to rights has extended Immediately after fice he carried the | | announced that Awed Guest Fails To Attend Dinner Given in His Honor By the Assoctzied Press NEW YORK., March 13.—"“Rush” Thompson, 74, the oldest active union painter in New York, has worked in the finest mansions and hoteln for 62 years. But he lacked the courage to enter a fashionable hotel to be the principal guest at a dinner of the Palnt, Oil and Varnish Club, an organization of manufacturers that sought to honor him. The banquet tables were all spread at the Hotel Biltmore last night. Time passed and the chief guest did not appear. He finally Awas found under the canopy at the entrance to the hotel. “This is too swell for me." he sald glancing through the door at carpeted stafrcases and jeweled women In evening dress. “Anyway, T must get to bed early, as I want to get an early start to work in the morning.” His chair remained vacant. His record, however, was praised. He began his trade at the age of 12, carrying buckets for the painters, REALTORS BLOCK EVICTING TENANTS. Association Announces With- drawal of Fifteen Dis- possess Notices. Determined to give practical evidence of its intention prevent any un- just increases in rentals or improper treatment of tenants in Washington, the Washington Real Estate Board the board had 15 eviction within the to caueed noticer last 10 to be withdrawn served on temants days. Tt was alo stated that many peopie who had complained to the board had been referred to that organizarion by the Rent Commission itself. which is now practically inoperative; by the Sen- ate District committee, and one foom the White House. Practicallr all eviction netices now have been a-awn through the persuasive influence of the board, it was etated. Wherever evietion notices have been served. and a proper agreement cannot he veached with the landlord. the board will see that the tenant so complaining is given proper accommodation in a housing unit controlled by fts own membership At the conference the policy of the board attempting to prevent evictions was outlined. It was stated that a resolution had been adopted by the board asking every member of the organization to file a written re- port with the board enumerating any increases or decreases in rent, notices for possession and all filed in the Municipal Court. In ad- dition to this report, it Is asked that But the judgment of thetthe reason for any of the actions Impeachment court, barring him frem 'also be given together with a report holding State office, still on the ballots. His wife made the race for him. She was elected, opposition to the Klan and vindication of Ferguson being -the principal planks of her platform. She took last Januar; EMORIAL BRIDGE - SENATE VOTE NEAR WILLSTARTJUNET ONISLE 0 F PINES Needed to Guard Panama Canal From Britain, Reed Says—Howard Is Present. The Senate today brought to a close | ts 20-year debate over the treaty with Cuba, confirming Cuban sover- elgnty over the Isle of Plnes. Under a previous agreement 3 p.m. had been fixed as the hour to begin voting on amendments, with a final of ratification to follow. So many amendments were pending. however, it appeared likely the final vote on ratification would not be reached until late in the day As the discussion approached” its conclusion Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, urged defeat of the treaty and retention of the island by the United States in the interest of na- tional defense. Just as Sir Esme Howard, the Brit- ish Ambassador, took his seat in the diplomatic gallery the Missouri Sen- ator declared the Panama Canal “de- fenseless,” because Great Britaln commands every sea channel leading to it, and added: Not Expecting War. vote “Of course we all hope that we never will be in conflict with Britain, but we hoped that we would never become involved in a European war." Asserting his opinfon that the United States should exert sov- ereignty over every island within striking distance of this country, Sen- | ator Reed said that American national defense demanded retention of the Isle of Pines. ‘The Virgin Islands, 5,000 miles®fur- ther. from the Panama Canal than the Isle of Pines, were bought,” he said. “because we were told they were essential to the defense of the canal. ““The Isle of Pines is only 50 miles from the principal channel to the canal,” Senator Reed pointed out, “and from it as a base one or two air- planes could destroy all ships passing through the canal.” Reed declared Britain owned a chamn of strategic points extending from Bermuda to Guinea. Inaugurating the three-hour debate agreed upon by the Senate before ratification, Senator McKellar, Demo- crat Tennessee, stated he regretted that the United States had any claim to more territory in the Caribbean, but that inasmuch as the treaty of Paris conveyed title to the isle and to the United States, he would not vote for ratification of the pact unless the Senate adopted his reservation, which would glve American citizens there practically all the rights they have under the American Constitution, Undet the agreement adopted by the Senate last night when Senator Cope- land’s fillbuster was crushed that to- day Senators will be allowed only ‘15 minutes each for debate on the treaty, ~(Continued on Page 4, Column 2) (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) | held, and|aleo be given, together with a report It Is predicted| the court ruled his name could not|them. nce | go Owners Form Committee. In addition to the Washington Real Estate Board, the Washington Asso- ciation of Bullding Owners and Managers today declared that it had formed a rent appraisal committee to look inte the justice of any rent in- creases or other action between land- lord and tenant. This organization, which controls several hundred apartment houses in the city, has publicly pledged its sup- port to prevent any unjust evictio; or increases. so announced that due to | a misunderstanding Quinter, Thomas & Co. had resigned from the board, but that after proper consideration of the matter the \Washington Real Estate Board had decided that it was justified in asking that firm to withdraw its res ignation, which, the board announced. had been done by Quinter, Thomas & Co., which is now a member of board in good standing. EX-K?‘EER‘S WIFE ILL. Princess Hermine in Berlin Hos- pital With Rheumatism. BERLIN, March 13.—Princess Her- nine, of former Emperor Wil- liam, is in a Berlin sanitarium under treatment for rheumatism, from which she has been suffering since shortly after she began living in Hol- land, the wet climate of which has aggravated the condition. Princess Hermine was in Bade: Baden last year for two months un- der treatment. When she first went there she was not able to hands and walked with She recovered partially, but became worse upon her return to the ex- Kalser's residence at Doorn. wite difficulty. HATPIN BAN STAYS. Bay State Senate Rejects Lifting Restriction. BOSTON, March 13.—The State Senate yesterday refused to repeal a bill protruding more than three inches from the crown of a hat. The re- peal bill had passed the House. Sen- ator J. E. Moran challenged the measure, contending that walst- length tresses and broad, flat-brim- med hats soon would be in vogue again and hatpins might then be a menace. ——— e RIFFS FIRE ON SHIP. Spanish Gunboat's Shells Disperse African Tribesmen. By the Assoclated Press. GIBRALTAR, March 13.—RIiff tribes- men today fired on the British ship Am- ber, engaged In laying cables for the Eastern Telegraph Co. off the African coast. The tribesmen disregarded the holsting of the British ensign, but the Amber was not damaged. The Spanish gunboat Bonifaz later interveneg, opening fire on the shore. Z Billion Francs Saved. PARIS, March 13.—Henry ger, reporter of the Senate finance committee, is quoted by Le Journal as saying that the committee has ef- fected economles totaling 1,000,090,000 francs upon the budget as voted by the chamber, Bill today | of the | unjust | summonses | the | use her | prohibiting the use of hatpins | i Beren- | 1 NEAR-FATAL BLOW T0 LEAGUE SEENIN - PROTOGOL FAILURE |British Rejection Held to Have Doomed Proposed * Security Pact. |ARMS AND PEACE ISSUES AGAIN ARE OPENED WIDE | Document Coming Before Body in September—Paris Stunned by Chamberlain's Attack. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, March 13.—The League of Natfons disarmament and security Dprotocol, put out of present considera- tion, at least, by the rejection of it voiced yesterday by Great Britaln on behalf of herself and all her dominions, except Ireland, was re- ferred by the council of the league today to the next league assembly, | together with the pronouncements made upon it by the. British and | representatives of other powers. Addressing the council at the open- |ing of today's meeting, Forelgn Minister Benes of Czechoslovakla, one of the principal proponents of protocol, elaborated at the last as- sembly session, delivered an eloquent juppeal that the principles of the protocol be preserved Dr. Benes insisted that whatever might be the weaknesses of the In- strument, which was constructed in one short month at Geneva, the idegs behind it were essential to the leaxue and the world to prevent furthes destructive wars. as Dine Subsequentl; resolution re: mmion Goes Over. the countil adopted ring the protucol unc the clarations made by Greal Britain and other countries to the next league assembly and postponing preparations for the proposed dls. armament conference until the as | sembly had reached some dec! Before the resolution w to a vote. Austen British foralgn secretary, announced that Great Britain wished to reaflirm her firm attachment to the principles of arbitration and disar e cause she was anxious to do her share in giving peace and security to the world Mr. Chamberlain added Great Britain was obliged the protocol, it was because she be- lleved the league covenant better served the purpos goal of the nations. The resol | ed, means opentng In |an entirely that 1f to rejec s and dopt- embly, tion, unanimously that the sixth a September, will institute new examination of the | problem of internatios peace and | reduction of armaments, including the British suggestion for special defen- sive treaties operating under the guidance of the league Agrees With Some Criticism. Dr. Benes, in his addres agreed with some of the of the protocol the British secretary for forcign affairs had voiced in his speech yesterday, but repudiated Mr. Chamberlain’s contention _that the protocol destroyed the balance and spirit of* the covenant. He recalled that the great war had destroyed four great empires, ups dynasties. demolishedancient frontler: given birth to new countries, dis lodged governing classes dnd caused clashes between states and class, The wur, Dr. Beites declared, put states In opposition to one an- other and had created new problems of great complexity. From Finland to Constantinople, straight down through Europe, he insisted, there now exlst | causes of conflict, and the murder of a frontier agent might concelvably start the terrible war over again. The world he declared, desires to fnd other me ures than force to settle disputes, and this was true especially of the smaller | nations, which desired to live in peace and security. That, he said, was why arbitrution was vut in the protocol Spurned by Canaaa. Canada has notified the Leag tions that she cannot adhere to th: league’s security protocol, but is pre- pared to consider acceptance of com- pulsory jurisdiction by the World urt of Justice, with certain reser- and is willing to participate general conference for reduc- tion of armaments which does rot in- volve prior acceptance of the protoco A communication developing the: points, received by cable from Premier Mackenzie King, declares that after careful examination of the protocol the Canadian government has reached the following conclusions: “First—Canada should continue give wholehearted support to the League of Nations, particularly its work of concliliation, co-operation and publicity “Second—We do not consider it in the interests of Can the British | Empire or the league itself to recom- {mend to Parllament adherence to the protocol, particularly its rigid provi- slons for application of economic or military sanctions in practically every future war. “Among the grounds for this con- clusion is consideration of the effect of the non-participation of the United States upon attempts to enfore sanc- tions (penalties), and particularly so in the case of a contiguous country like Canada.” PARIS IS STUNNED. to Protocol Got “First-Class Funeral” Is View. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 13.—An urgent tele- gram from Ex-Premier Briand in Ge- neva, delivered to Premier Herrlott just as he was about to speak in the Chamber of Deuuties this afternoon, headed off a debate on the problem of French security as related to the maintenance of the present Polish frontier adjoining Germany. The view generally held here of yesterday's proceedings at Geneva that in killing the League of Nation. security protocol British Foreign Secretary Chamberlain nearly killed the league. “It was a first-class funeral, which took us entirely by surprise,” was the comment today of one of Premier Her- riot’s collaborators on Cbamberlain's assault upon the protocol before the league council. Mr. Chamberlain’s action brought | great surprise throughout French ) official circles, where it was expected " (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.)